Crime & Safety
Train Catches Fire In Mansfield
The fire temporarily closed the parking lot at the Foxborough Commuter Rail station.
MANSFIELD, MA — A freight train caught fire on Friday morning near the near the Mansfield-Foxborough line and temporarily closed the parking lot at Foxborough Commuter Rail station.
According to police, the train caught fire near County Street, shortly before 7 a.m. The cause of the fire was caused by sparks from the overhead lines, Mansfield Fire said.At 7:24 a.m., Mansfield police tweeted that the fire was extinguished.
No one was injured during the fire.
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Train fire in Mansfield Ma this morning. @boston25 @Boston25Photogs pic.twitter.com/Ax2cj5BrRj
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